Qikert ends playing career and becomes Team Spirit Academy coach

IEM Rio Major 2022 champion Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev has moved into coaching with Team Spirit’s academy.

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Qikert ends playing career and becomes Team Spirit Academy coach

Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev has ended a professional playing career of nearly a decade to coach Team Spirit Academy’s main Counter-Strike 2 roster.

From the server to coaching

The 27-year-old has joined Team Spirit Academy as coach. During his playing career, Qikert won IEM Rio Major 2022 with Outsiders, reached the StarLadder Major Berlin final with AVANGAR and competed at seven Majors.

Changes in the academy structure

Qikert replaces Vladislav “Flash_1” Bykov on the main youth roster. Flash_1 remains with the organization and will continue coaching Team Spirit Academy White. The reason for the reshuffle was not publicly specified.

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